1 Kings 16:18:111 Kgs.16.18.W11TAB
אֶת־בֵּֽית־מֶ֛לֶךְ
etbetmelekh
“{direct object} the house of the king”
- Transliteration
- et-bet-ME-lekh
- Extended
- eet-beet-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.beːt.ˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the house of the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-bet-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-yis-ROF a-LAV et-bet-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yis-ROF a-LAV et-bet-ME-lekh ba-ESH va-ya-MOT
- sentence
va-ye-HI kir-OT zim-RI ki-nil-ke-DA ha-IR va-ya-BO el-ar-MON bet-ha-ME-lekh va-yis-ROF a-LAV et-bet-ME-lekh ba-ESH va-ya-MOT
Exegesis
The prepositional ʿālāyw {עָלָ֧יו | ʿālāyw} ‘upon him’ highlights self-destructive intent, and the direct object marker ʾet-bêṯ-meleḵ {אֶת־בֵּֽית־מֶ֛לֶךְ | ʾet-bêṯ-meleḵ} focuses the burning action on the palace itself. English preserves the Hebrew temporal sequence and causal link with “when” and the cause-effect order.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–yod–tav
“house, family, dynasty”
In context — 1 Kings 16:18
And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was captured, he went into the royal palace and burned it over himself with fire, and he died.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:18:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Kings 16:18, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בֵּֽית־מֶ֛לֶךְ (etbetmelekh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.16.18.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.18.W11.S1) and character.